Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"Snapped!"

"beep!"

With a crisp sound, the referee blew the whistle and gave Latvis a foul.

Latvis raised his hand and took the foul obediently, then turned to look at Jared, who looked depressed, and grinned.

He committed the foul on purpose. The purpose was very simple, which was to prevent Jared from scoring easily, especially at the beginning of the game. Jared was not allowed to play too smoothly at the beginning. The purpose was to make Jared feel uncomfortable. Comfortable, which in turn affects performance.

Of course, there is a price, that is, Latvis received a foul early.

"Damn it." Jared rubbed his wrist and stood on the free throw line with a dark face. However, he hit the iron on the first free throw.

This is another reason why Latvis fouled. Jared has a certain ability to hold the ball, has good footwork in the low post, has excellent height and physical fitness, and is very aggressive in the low post and at the basket, but shooting is not his strong point. His free throw shooting has also been inconsistent.

Ucla attack.

Drew II advanced with the ball. When he reached the frontcourt, he looked at Zhuang Yu. Zhuang Yu ran back to get the ball. Defender Hart immediately pounced on him. He was less than one meter away from Zhuang Yu and put a hand on Zhuang Yu's waist. , put one hand on his side, shaking it up and down.

Zhuang Yu was not in a hurry to attack. He glanced at the positions of several Winthrop University players and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Are you planning to imitate the University of Arizona and use a 2-1-2 formation to restrict me? Unfortunately, you don't Not the University of Arizona.”

The next moment, Zhuang Yu made a gesture, Latvis came up to pick and roll, Zhuang Yu moved to the left, and small forward Aldrich rushed up.

But Aldridge is not Solomon Hill.

Although he is 199cm tall, he is not as good as Solomon Hill in terms of speed, jumping, defensive awareness, and experience.

Aldrich immediately jumped in front of Zhuang Yu, but with his ability, it was impossible to defend Zhuang Yu alone.

I saw Zhuang Yu facing Aldridge with a pull-up, taking off so fast that Aldridge didn't even have time to jump, let alone block the shot.

Swish!

There was a soft sound and the ball was scored.

The score is 2:0, UCLa takes the lead.

"He's still here." Coach Jerome frowned.

When watching the video of the game between UCL and the University of Arizona, he discovered that Zhuang Yu's mid-range shot, which is similar to the "zombie jump shot", is very powerful. It can almost be said to be a perfect solution to the 2-1-2 defense against him. limit.

It's like Westbrook's "zombie jumper". After receiving a pick-and-roll, or when changing direction to break through, he suddenly uses a "zombie jumper". The defender has nothing to do.

However, after studying some of UCL's previous games, he found that Zhuang Yu had not used this trick before the Pac-12 League finals.

This makes Coach Jerome think that maybe Zhuang Yu is not very good at it, and this trick is not very reliable, so it is not commonly used.

I guess he was lucky and in good shape in the Pac-12 League finals, so he scored a lot of goals with this trick.

Unexpectedly...

The game had just started when Zhuang Yu hit a "quick jump shot", which made Coach Jerome's heart skip a beat and he felt like he had guessed wrong.

......

Winthrop University offense.

When the ball came to the frontcourt, it was still a pick-and-roll pass, but UCLA already had a response, quickly shrinking the defense line, making the inside line crowded, and Jared was unable to hold the ball and attack the inside line. As for shooting directly from the outside, let him shoot it.

Anyway, his shooting is unstable, I bet you there are no bullets in the gun.

Jared frowned when he saw the opponent's defensive line shrinking. He could only pass the ball to Hart hand-to-hand, and then walked to the basket, wrestling with Latvis, trying to find a way to get the ball in the low post. , and then perform low singles.

After several passes, Jared finally got the ball. He stood on the right and played a post-up in the low post. However, as soon as he made a move, Zhuang Yu immediately came closer to help Latvis defend.

Jared's heart skipped a beat.

Zhuang Yu is the "Best Defensive Player" in the Pac-League this season. He did not dare to be careless and collected the ball quickly, but he also lost the singles opportunity and could only pass it to his teammates.

After going back and forth, there was not much offensive time, and it was impossible to give it to Jared. In the end, small forward Aldrich made a three-pointer.

boom!

Blacksmithing.

In the following rounds, Winthrop University's offensive efficiency was not high, and on the defensive end, their 2-1-2 formation was unable to restrict Zhuang Yu.

When Zhuang Yu made three "quick jump shots" in succession and made 3 of 2 shots, Coach Jerome no longer had any luck.

"The defense must be quick, Aldrich, put your hands up and keep them on your head." Coach Jerome shouted on the court.

"Yes." Aldrich responded, but he could only smile bitterly in his heart. He was helpless because Zhuang Yu's jump shot was too fast.

After a few rounds, the score has become 7:2. On UCLA's side, Zhuang Yu made 3 of 2 shots and scored 4 points. Parker scored 2 points. In addition, Latvis received Zhuang Yu's pass and scored points. The opponent was fouled under the basket and made one of two free throws.

On the Winthrop University side, power forward Scott only scored 2 points with a tip-in.

"This isn't the right start."

"What is Winthrop University doing? Why did they only score 2 points? Their inside line obviously has the advantage."

Some fans complained, disappointed with Winthrop University's performance.

And some people who know football, especially those who have watched the University of Arizona game between UCLAVA and the University of Arizona, such as Harvey, know that the reason why the score is 7:2 is because Winthrop University is not the University of Arizona, and they did not want to win. For a quasi-NBA player like me, Aldridge has no way of guarding Zhuang Yu alone, so Winthrop University's 2-1-2 defensive formation is completely a setup.

"There is no need for 2-1-2, just let Aldrich defend Zhuang Yu. The effect will probably be no different than now." Harvey shook his head, "Of course, the result is that he can't defend him."

The so-called 2-1-2 defense actually ultimately comes down to the small forward's single defense. However, using this formation, Zhuang Yu's offensive area can be compressed to the range from the three-point line to the three-second zone, which is convenient. Small forward defense.

But Aldridge's problem is that even if Zhuang Yu only shoots in this area, he still can't guard him.

......

at the same time.

Love and Westbrook were also talking.

"Zhuang played great." Love asked Westbrook with a smile, "Did he learn this shooting trick from you?"

Westbrook shook his head: "No, it's different from my shooting. But his move is really beautiful. Winthrop University underestimates Zhuang Yu and the others. They think that if they learn the University of Arizona's defense, they can be the same as the University of Arizona." Beat them. But Winthrop didn't think about it, they weren't as good as Arizona."

"The same tactics and defensive strategies can be used with completely different results by different teams."

"and......"

As he said that, he paused, his eyes swept over Zhuang Yu, Drew II, Powell, Latvis, and Parker, and finally landed on Zhuang Yu, and continued: "With the Pac-12 League finals Compared with time, he seems to have become stronger again!"

[Author's digression]: I watched the Asian Games men's basketball game last night. I was so disappointed. I was really disappointed.